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PICKLEBALL INSTRUCTION
PICKLEBALL 411
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BY RUSTY HOWES | WWW.PICKLEBALLCHANNEL.COM
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t’s SUMMERTIME! And what’s more fun in
the summer than playing pickleball in your
neighborhood? We thought this was the perfect
opportunity to share with you the content from our
very first “Pickleball 411” video about how to set
up a temporary court, especially since most people
GETTING STARTED
We’re going to show you how to take a paved surface
and mark it off with chalk and painter’s tape in order to
set up a temporary court. We’re using the USAPA court
dimensions, but don’t worry about being exactly perfect
because the important thing is to just get out there and
play.
in the country actually have to play on some kind
of temporary court. It was inspired by a brand-new
pickleball player who was looking for a fun activity for
her family to do on their backyard sports court.
“Pickleball 411” is one of Pickleball Channel’s top-
rated series that is dedicated to providing helpful
information about the sport of pickleball. It is our
desire that this article version of our video will give
you a companion to your training that you can refer
back to again and again. After you have read through
the article, be sure to check out the entire video on
Pickleball Channel so you can see visual examples of
the steps in action.
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The tools you need are:
1. A temporary net
2. Three 25-foot tape measures
3. Chalk
4. Painter’s tape
First, you have to set up the net. The USAPA has a great
portable net that’s so easy to set up, even kids can do it.
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